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of the View’s Sip & Savour contest. The event, hosted by the Peachland Rotary is a first for our town – and if you like wine, cider and good food, you’ll want to be at the community centre from 6-9 p.m. There will be lots of local wineries and cideries for sampling, not to mention delicious eats from your favourite local restaurants. Tickets are $50, and won’t be sold at the door. Call Linda at (250) 707-3031, or purchase tickets online until noon on Saturday at peachlandrotary.com KRISTEN FRIESEN PHOTO

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STOP BY FOR SOME HISTORY! Local historian David Gregory will regale us with tales of the fur trade, gold rush, annexation of BC and early days of the Greata Ranch orchard.

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RUNS LIKE NEW: Moose Hauck says his 1924 Model T fires up every time “like the day it was made.” He was one of the so-called Peachland Wheel Nuts who will gather every Tuesday night at the A&W, trading car stories and tips, and maybe a cruise down Beach Ave.

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You may be eligible for a credit for water consumption costs, if: • Your property is between ½ and 2 acres and does not have farm status; • You grow food for direct human consumption on at least ¼ acre of your property; • You have a water efficient irrigation system in place; • You have a separate meter to record irrigation consumption.

For more information, see ‘Green Credits’ on our website at: http://www.peachland.ca/apps or stop in at the District Office or Public Works office for an application form. Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019.

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Budget one step closer to completion KRISTEN FRIESEN EDITOR

Peachlanders will see a 2.5% increase in general municipal property taxes, as councillors gave three readings to this year’s financial plan bylaw.

Highlights of this year’s budget include funds for fixing Renfrew Road, the purchase of a new dump truck and snowplow, and the replacement of a front end loader. Repairing the blue docks, building the water treatment plant, the upcoming citizen’s survey, new

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wood fibar material for local playgrounds, new buoys at swim bay, a road conditions survey, and a new boiler at the Visitor Centre are other items in the books for 2019. Some of these projects are helped out by grants and contributions from other levels of government.

Peachlanders can also expect to pay an extra $8 each to cover a $25,000 increase in policing costs from the RCMP. The total price tag for policing in Peachland is $726,000.

Residents had a chance during Tuesday’s council meeting to voice their opinions, but no one spoke to that. The budget will be officially adopted April 29.

“The proposed financial plan has a minor tax impact as a result of a healthy surplus in 2018, additional revenue generated by new construction assessment, reduction of tax funding for capital and special operating projects, reduction of reserve contributions funded by general taxation, and the increase of funding from the community works reserve for eligible projects through the federal gas tax program,” said Doug Pryde, the district’s director of finance.

He said the tax increase, plus the tax revenue from new construction assessment generates an additional $117,000 in tax revenue for the district.

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NEWS HAPPY TO HELP: The Peachland Auxiliary to the Kelowna General Hospital does more than cater social events around town. They use money raised through those events to donate to the hospital foundation, allowing them to purchase muchneeded equipment. Over the years, more than $120,000 has been donated. Shown above with this year’s donation of $10,000 are Sylvia McCallum, Suzanna Glodjo, Fran Moss and Bobbi Baker with Nancy Wells, Director of Business Enterprises for KGHF. The money will be put toward the new electrophysiology lab due to open eat the end of this year. This EP Lab will be able to perform approximately 450 EP procedures and 150 implantable cardioverter-defibrillator procedures annually.

This is in addition to the over 11,500 cardiac patients who have already received lifesaving cardiac treatment at KGH since 2012. At the present time, patients requiring EP procedures need to travel to Vancouver or Victoria for such treatment.

The Peachland Auxiliary ladies want to let you know they’re here to serve you! If you have an event coming up, they’d love to cater it. Call (250) 767-2245 or (250) 767-6509 for more information.

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from Tuesday’s meeting: • Members of the Peachland Watershed Protection Alliance urged councillors to do more to protect the area’s watershed.

Continued deforestation and industrial activities within these watersheds without first a complete assessment can only support further degradation,” said PWPA co-founder Joe Klein. The group said the new water treatment plant doesn’t protect water from the source, and it’s therefore not a complete guarantee of protected water. They asked councillors to join them in asking the province for a pause in approving any new permits for clear cutting and road building in watershed areas until a complete review is done. Councillors agreed with the importance of the issue, suggesting information could be shared with another watershed group - Peachland’s Healthy Watersheds Committee. Engaging provincial authorities should also be continued.

• Councillors had a chance to express their displeasure in person, after BC Hydro visited council chambers, shortly after announcing that it’s going to take more time and money to improve the reliability of electricity transmission in our area. There’s

been four major power outages in the past 20 years; the most recent one in Oct. 2014 lasted nine hours. Further delays will only compromise safety and negatively affect economic investment, councillors told BC Hydro’s Sue Foster.

“Resiliency is something that should be built in, it shouldn’t be an option,” said councillor Keith Fielding of the research BC Hydro continues to invest in the project. Councillors then voted to have a letter sent to BC Hydro indicating they don’t support their new line of resiliency option, as it fails to meet the goal of power supply and security.

• Councillors received a detailed report from district staff on how to proceed with cannabis in Peachland. The report also outlined the need to develop and update definitions regarding medical and recreational use, dispensaries, commercial and recreational cultivation, as well as updating existing bylaws. Council requested that, in conjunction

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..Continued from page 2 The district does, however, need to be more aggressive in contributing to asset renewal, councillors were told.

“Although council approved the introduction of capital asset renewal parcel taxation in 2016, the district continues to experience funding shortfalls in reserve contributions required to replace existing infrastructure throughout the district,” Pryde said. The district is currently at the highest risk category in their debt and reserve policy. Higher acceptable risk levels lower parcel tax impacts, minimizing contributions to asset renewal reserves. However, this higher risk category increases the likelihood of an increased cost to repair an asset, should it fail.

The amount being payed towards asset renewal was increased to 2% this year, part of a four-year plan the previous council adopted. The funding shortfall is about $267,328 every year.

Longtime councillor Terry Condon said this particular strategy was a deliberate one made by the previous council, and the shortfall is based on the estimated value of the asset, not necessarily cash in the bank.

“The program requires that we do a reset in this coming year and then for 2020 and onwards, we take whatever financial steps through taxation that’s required to bring us up to what we decide is the appropriate risk level, given what we then know about the characteristics of the assets... but we are where we should be on the program that we put down four years ago.”

with the 2019 Citizens’ Survey results, staff bring forward a report that outlines questions for council to consider with respect to cannabis regulation.

“We are sort of lagging behind other communities and we need to get going on this,” said Mayor Cindy Fortin.

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It was May of 2016 when Amy Hansen grabbed her two cats, jumped in her car, and not knowing if she would make it or not, drove through the flames away from the Fort McMurray wildfire. She was one of the 88,000 residents forced from her home, and she never went back.

“My house made it, but things were never the same,” she says. She started over in Lake Country, before finding a main floor rental last April, in a home overlooking the lake in Peachland.

On Saturday, that home on Somerset Ave burned to the ground, leaving a still-shaken Hansen, 30, mourning four pets and the loss of everything she owns. She was at the gym when the fire started, and her landlord who lives in the basement had to run out of the shower and escape out the front door

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FOUR LOVED PETS didn’t make it out of the home, at 5843 Somerset Ave last Saturday. At the top left is BoBo, then PupPup the Pomeranian, Frankie, and BoBo’s brother, Lucifer.

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before the home was completely engulfed.

Fire Chief Dennis Craig said with the extent of the damage to the house, they won’t be conducting any further investigation, and the cause of the fire will be officially listed as undetermined.

It was a fast fire, made even more challenging by the wind at the time. In minutes, it was over, and there’s nothing left.

“I’ve been out to the house twice now, and I know in my heart (my pets) didn’t make it – if they’re out there, it’s a miracle,” she says of her buddies, PupPup, a one yearold Pomeranian she got from a breeder in Thailand, fellow Pom Frankie, whose birthday was April 10, and two six year-old cats, brothers Lucifer and BoBo. Out of her five pets, only Peaches, a Pom who came from the same breeder as Pup Pup, survived.

“Peaches is really missing her crew, they were always together,” says Amy, speaking from a hotel room in Kelowna, a temporary base while she tries to get back on her feet again. She didn’t have renters insurance, something she’s kicking herself about now.

“I have so much to do and to organize and to figure out. But I feel really grateful.

You really don’t realize what you have until it’s all gone.”

From friends and neighbours, to complete strangers, Amy says she’s been really touched by them all.

“I really want to thank everyone who was there at the fire, and for the kindness everyone has shown. So many people have been calling me, telling me that they care.”

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a friend, and even a local business stepped up. Cam Banman owns the Peachland Bosley’s and when Amy showed up at the store the afternoon of the fire to buy some essentials for Peaches, he gave her a harness, some food, a chew and a doggie bed, all free.

“She often brought the dogs in and so we got to snuggle them while she shopped, so it was very sad to hear that Pup Pup and Frankie and the cats didn’t make it out,” he says.

“Our regular customers feel like extended family as we get to know them and their pets so when the pets pass away we will grieve with them, just like we celebrate the new arrivals. I believe that life is all about relationships and our business is just a vessel to make a difference in people’s (and pets) lives.”

After all this, Amy says she has a different take on life.

“Before, I would just buy stuff and buy more. I didn’t appreciate what I had,” Amy says. Like a lot of us, it’s easy to justify.

“I work hard, so I should buy it because I work hard. But now, I realize that I’m so lucky. I can’t imagine what could have happened if the fire was in the middle of the night. I’m so happy to be alive.”

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Dear Editor, Accidents can happen in a split second. As the weather warms up and kids spend more time outside, I encourage parents, teachers and community group leaders to help pass on The War Amps PLAYSAFE message.

I grew up in The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and have met kids who have lost limbs in accidents. As a leg amputee, I also know what it is like to live without a limb.

Members of CHAMP are warning kids to spot the danger before they play in a new video, PLAYSAFE: Don’t Let It Happen to You. They share their stories about how they lost their limbs in accidents and stress the importance of staying away from “mean machines” like lawn mowers, boats, cars and farm equipment. Please take some time to view or download the video free-of-charge online at waramps. ca/playsafe.

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Some last-minute tax tips

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Dear Editor, At tax time, here are eight things to remember: 1. File your tax return Most Canadian income tax and benefit returns for the 2018 tax year are due on April 30, 2019. It’s important to file your tax return on time to avoid interest and penalty charges, and possible delays or interruptions in your benefit and credit payments. Even if you didn’t receive any income this year, you may still get a tax refund and be eligible for benefit and credit payments.

2. Make sure you claim tax credits and deductions There are tax credits and deductions you may be able to claim on your return, like the working income tax benefit. Not sure what tax credits and deductions you may be eligible for? Go to canada.ca/taxes-get-ready to learn about the new and existing tax measures that could help you save money. If you operate your own registered business, you may be entitled to claim a number of business expenses on your return, like motor vehicle or business use of home expenses.

3 . Report all your income If you have not received, or you lost or misplaced a slip for 2018, ask the issuer of the slip for a copy. If you register with My Account, you may have access to online copies of your slips. Some income you earn may not be included as part of a tax slip. Tips, money earned providing accommodations or ride sharing, regularly selling stuff at a flea market or online, providing tutoring services, handy-man or snow removal services – all of this is considered income that must be reported. Did you sell your principal residence in 2018? If so, you have to report basic information on your return to claim the principal residence exemption.

4. Make valid claims Make sure you know what you can and cannot claim. Sometimes non-deductible amounts, such as funeral expenses, wedding expenses, loans to family members, a loss on the sale of a home used primarily as a residence, and other similar amounts, are claimed by mistake.

5. Take advantage of free tax software Did you know there are free certified software programs that you can use to do your taxes online? Last year, about 90% of Canadians filed their returns online.

6. Get free tax help If you have a modest income and a simple tax situation, a volunteer from the Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP) may be able to do your taxes for you, for free. Find a tax preparation clinic near you or learn more at canada.ca/taxes-help. You can also find a tax preparation clinic using the MyCRA mobile web app.

7. File and pay on time If you have a balance owing and do not file your return on time, the CRA will charge you a late-filing penalty. If you cannot pay the amount you owe by the due date, it’s best to contact the CRA before then. The CRA will work with you to resolve your tax debt. You may be eligible for a payment arrangement or taxpayer relief.

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for day of deadfall cleanup Dear Editor: Greata Creek Camp would love to thank the Peachland Lions Club for the exceptional and long term support of Greata Creek Camp. Peachland Lions have backed many projects up at camp from basic repairs since inception in 2011 to entrance road building in 2017 and most recently with fire harm reduction strategies assisted by Rutland Senior Secondary School Forestry students. Last week, more than a dozen students had boots on the ground,

clearing and burning trees too close to cabins, dead fall, and brush with the eye to fire harm reduction. Students had an opportunity to earn some required “saw hours” and Greata received a grooming. Thank you to the students who helped and a special LARGE thank you to the Peachland Lions Club for your continued support and all that you do in our community.

-Lee Humphries. Director Greata Creek Camp, Peachland

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A 2017 survey found that women read more than men. Women read an average of 19.8 minutes per day, which can make a Mother’s Day focused on Mom’s love of books an ideal and unique way to spend the day. Kids can write Mom their own books, and Dad can help put them together. Dads can visit rare bookstores and look for original copies of Mom’s favorite books that she might not find elsewhere.

The Nature Lover

Fishing and other outdoor activities might have a reputation as predominantly male hobbies, but studies show that’s not really the case. A 2016 report from the Outdoor Foundation found that 46 percent of people who participated in outdoor activities were women. If Mom is a nature enthusiast, families can plan a Mother’s Day enjoying the great outdoors, even giving Mom a new fishing pole, hiking gear or other items that align with her favorite nature activity.

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The Peachland Resident

This year for Mother’s Day, the Peachland View is offering you the opportunity to wish your Mother a Happy Mother’s Day in the paper. You can keep it simple, with a few words of appreciation to your mom, or you can even add a photo of her (maybe doing what she loves or with the people who care about her). Please contact Tracey at sales@peachlandview.com for more information.

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A NICE VIEW for this llama, who interrupted grazing time to look up at a passerby just off Lipsett Ave recently.

Thousands of hours and a pat on the back for policing volunteers KRISTEN FRIESEN EDITOR

The white community policing van, and the volunteers seen monitoring your speed on Peachland’s roads got some kudos from council during their meeting earlier this week.

About 25 volunteers put in almost 2,300 hours in 2018, doing everything from speed watch operations, to checking on housebound seniors and running license plates for their stolen auto recovery program. A little more than 5,411 kms were put on their van.

Mayor Cindy Fortin proposed sending a letter of thanks to the group for their work. The stats are also useful on a number of fronts, she said.

“I really appreciate all the work they do mapping this out. I know a lot of our community groups do a lot of work, but you look at the number of hours they spend

monitoring traffic, and this is very useful information.”

Councillor Terry Condon would like to know any recommendations the volunteers have, based on what they’ve seen in Peachland.

“These are the guys and gals who are out there on our behalf making observations about road safety and traffic infractions. I don’t know whether or not in the course of their work they can make recommendations in terms of site lines on corners, speed bumps on Beach Ave, or whatever they do. But I think we’re potentially wasting a resource if we don’t ask them.”

Peachland Community Policing also recently released quarterly stats from January 1st to March 31.

So far, volunteers have done 34 patrols, checked 6,500 license plates using software from the RCMP, and performed almost 9,500 visual vehicle checks. Now that it’s spring, you’ll see them monitoring speeds on Hwy. 97 by Trepanier, Antler’s Beach, and Beach Ave.

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right along in Peachland on Saturday. Owen Mitchell, above, got some hoops practice in at the Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Boys and Girls Club. That’s where six year-old Maverick King was busy making a potato stamp before joining dozens of other kids in the egg hunt.

Eggs were exchanged for treat bags for each kid to enjoy. Later that afternoon, it was tea time at 4th St. Place, where the Peachland Ambassadors hosted Easter bonnet tea and fashion show. Peachland councillor Pam Cunningham was there, as was the Easter Bunny.

Between serving goodies and entertaining visitors with their lovely spring-themed displays, the Ambassadors gathered for a quick photo (below). They were at it again on Tuesday for Debut Night, where candidates, juniors and the little buddies met their sponsors.

KRISTEN FRIESEN PHOTOS

Jul 16, 1943 - Apr 12, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sandra at the Village at Smith Creek – her home for the past seven years. Special thanks to the careworkers and nursing staff and to Chaplin Jackie Barber for her prayers and kindness during Sandra’s last days.

Sandra is survived by her husband Norm of 56 years; sons Norm Jr., Shawn (Krista), Kirk and daughter KImberly (Jon) Code; granddaughters Erika, Laura, Jennifer, Kaitlyn and Brin; grandson Ian; great grandchildren Riley, Sophia, and Dillon.

Sandra was born in Winnipeg, met and married Norm and after starting a family, moved west, living in Alberta (Calgary & Red Deer), then British Columbia (Sparwood, Terrace, Victoria) and finally retiring in Peachland.

Sandra was fun-loving and loved her family. A cancer survivor, she fought hard against and lost to Alzheimer’s.

She will be missed and forever loved.

No service at her request.

LANCE BREMNER PHOTO

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FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FEATURE G • LIVING WILLS LANNINM P E R EMORIALS P • G • FUNERAL PLANNIN CE S A L P G N I FLOWERS • REST Coping with the death of a loved one is never easy. To remove the burden and stress associated with funeral planning, many adults preplan their funerals. Adults can be as specific as they prefer to be when preplanning their funerals, and doing so gives relatives peace of mind knowing that their loved ones’ funeral services were conducted in accordance to their own wishes.

Preplanning a funeral may sound morbid, as few people want to think about their deaths or discuss dying with their families. But there are nu-

merous benefits to preplanning funerals. ·Preplanning provides time to make the best decisions. Men and women who preplan their funerals have ample time to decide just what they want their memorial services to be like and how they want to fund those services. · Preplanning ensures your wishes are honored. Men and women who formalize their funeral plans will ensure their wishes are honored. That can give men and women peace of mind and will provide peace of mind to the

loved ones they leave behind, who can attend funeral services knowing those services are being conducted in adherence to their loved one’s wishes. · Preplanning can help control costs. Preplanning often includes men and women setting aside money for their funerals before they pass away.

Knowing that a funeral, which can be expensive, is already paid for can provide additional peace of mind. Instead of worrying that their relatives will be forced to handle the burden of financing their funerals, men and women who preplan can rest easy knowing their insurance money and life’s savings will be going to their surviving loved ones and not toward paying for

funeral expenses. · Preplanning protects families faced with sudden death. Few people want to think about their deaths, and fewer still want to think about dying suddenly and/or dying young. Preplanning a funeral and setting money aside early can protect and help families faced with sudden deaths. That can be especially important for young parents, who won’t want to leave their spouses and children financially destitute should they suddenly pass away.

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GUEST COLUMN

IT’S ARRIVED! Rotary’s first-ever sip and savour event – this weekend is meant for wine, food and cider lovers Do you have your tickets for the Rotary Club of Peachland’s first ever, Sip & Savour Wine Festival?

It’s this Saturday, the 27th of April at the Peachland Community Centre from 6 to 9 p.m. and promises to be a lot of fun.

Tickets are $50 per person (must be of legal drinking age) and include not only wine and cider tastings but appetizers, tapas and all sorts of finger foods provided by local restaurants and food providers.

If you consider the cost of driving from one winery to another, you’ll know you’re getting one heck of a deal. Included is a Silent Auction and wine themed games, all with awesome prizes.

Tickets are available on-line: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4093027 Or, there’s a link on our website to the ticket outlet.

Pay for and print your tickets or have them delivered by email to your smart phone. For more information call Linda at 250-707-3031. No tickets will be available at the door.

On a more serious note: Inextricably mixed in the human experience we call life, are health, education, sanitation and social equality. The Summerland Rotary Club are spearheading a project which embraces these elements in a town in India some 300km SE of Mumbai. The Miraj High School currently has toilets only for the boys, doors are falling off, windows are broken and the roof has holes in it you could drive a truck through. The furniture is dilapidated, danger-

ous and in dire need of replacement. There is no safe drinking water. Peachland Rotary Club and its members have also contributed to this fund-raising effort to get a local architect and contractors to begin the refurbishment of the building and its facilities. 1,200 boys and girls will have a safe and hygienic environment for the first time in years. Local funding in Canada will provide the impetus for a Rotary Foundation Global Grant, multiplying our dollars by a factor of three. Why am I talking about the Rotary Club in Summerland? Because I want you to know the reach and scope of the work done by Rotarians in your town extends beyond the highway sign which says “Welcome to Peachland” - often the monies are Rotarian donations as well as our fund raising efforts.

We do walk the talk.

Immunization saves millions of lives every year.

Vaccination is one of the most successful and cost-effective health interventions. Yet outbreaks of diseases that vaccines could prevent continue to put children’s

Chemainus and Peachland

health at risk throughout the world and threaten the rest of the population with a return of those same diseases.. Rotary has contributed more than $1.9 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect more than 2.5 billion children from polio. Help Rotary spread the word about the importance of vaccination during World Immunization Week, April 24-30.

This month we send our student candidates off to Adventures in Health Care and Tourism. We are also sponsoring a student to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards in May. RYLA is an intensive training program for community youth leaders. Young people chosen for their leadership potential attend an all-expenses-paid seminar to discuss leadership skills and to hone those skills through practice.

Enjoy the Sip and Savour Wine Event: the first of it’s kind! We look forward to seeing you there!

Fancy meeting new friends? Join us at lunchtime at the Gasthaus on Thursdays at noon. We have guest speakers and great fellowship!

Check us out online at peachlandrotary.com See what we do!

-Chris Boyle, PI Chair, Rotary Club of Peachland.

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have striking similarities, says Hwy.97 Bypass Group With the “Another Town / Another Bypass” columns, our intent is simply to highlight other towns with bypasses and describe how those towns successfully handled the challenges. This month, we bring you the story of Chemainus on Vancouver Island.

Stz’uminus was initially a First Nation’s Village.

Founded as the town of Chemainus in 1858, the community quickly became the most prosperous logging town on Vancouver Island. The railway reached the town in 1880 making Chemainus the hub of log processing on the east coast of the Island. By 1920, the population had grown to 600. For more than a century, the little town on the sea flourished as a logging community.

In 1983, after 120 years of operation, due to economic downturn and competition from more modern facilities, the sawmill closed permanently. Then in Nov 1988, the Vancouver Island Hwy Project was announced. The new highway would bypass Chemainus. The century old town of about 1,000 faced an uneasy future. Houses were sold or abandoned.

Businesses closed. People started to leave. Instead of giving up, the community and the town council took action. Needing to diversify the economy quickly, they turned to tourism. With a great deal of effort and expense the town began to redefine itself.

In 1987 the “Festival of Murals Society” was founded and artists were commissioned to paint 39 historical and now famous murals on buildings in the community. The murals depict the history of the town.

Chemainus had established itself as a tourist destination. In 1993 the Chemainus Dinner Theatre with Playbill Dining Room opened and to this day, hosts world class theatre year round in the 274 seat theatre building. Town tourism had taken advantage of the seaside setting and small town appeal. Chemainus grew from a near ghost town to a population of 5,035 (2011 census) with a smaller and more efficient mill and upwards of 300 mainly small businesses.

When you visit Chemainus today, you will view more than the original 39 carefully maintained murals and possibly a new one in process. You may choose from a selection of outstanding B&Bs or small hotels and inns. You will have access to a guided walking tour, trendy coffee shops and restaurants plus interesting novelty, antique and gift shops. The Craft and Art

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Gallery features unique local pottery and artwork.

You will not want to miss a stroll through Old Town with a stop at one of the ice cream parlors. The past comes alive in the Chemanius Valley Museum in the historic Waterwheel Park. The park features the original sawmill water wheel, an outdoor band shell with live performances and a nautical themed playground for the kids. Seaside Kin Park boasts a sandy beach, picnic areas and a boat ramp. You can stay, play and dine at the scenic Mount Brenton Golf course. Town tourism promotes camping, boating, fishing, hiking and mountain biking in the area. The town is now known as the Marine Gateway to the Gulf Islands and draws visitors and business by land and by sea.

As well as being a prominent retirement community, in May 2018 Chemainus was named by Expedia as one of the top 15 tourist destinations in Canada. Chemainus is a post bypass success story and is widely known as “The Little Town That Did”. The commonalities with Peachland are striking.

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Local Events and Activities: Send the information for your Peachland event to admin@peachlandview.com Peachland Little Theatre - presents “Parlor Games”; a comedy by J.C. Wall. May 8, 9, 10, 11 at 7 pm. Matinees, May 11 & 12 at 3 pm. All performances will be held at 4th Street Place.

Tickets - Adult $15, children 12 & under $10. Tickets available at Peachland Pharmacy, UPS Westbank as well as tickets still available at the door. For more information visit us at our website... www.peachlandlittletheatre.ca Pet Appreciation Month at Bosley’s - April 1-30, Bottle drive Bring in your clean cans and bottles and we will recycle them.

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MONDAYS

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YOUTH BOXING CLUB

MAHJONG 1:15 pm,

WOOD CARVERS

Grade 4-5, 3-6 pm, Boys and Girls Club

6-7 pm Community Centre

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YOGA (RESTORATIVE) 8 am, $5 Drop in 50+ Activity Centre

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9:30 am, 50+ Activity Centre

FUNCTIONAL FITNESS 9:30-10:30 am, 4th Street Place

LADIES MORNING COFFEE

10-11:15 am, Peachland Wellness Ctre

PICKLEBALL (1.0-2.5)

11 am-12 pm, 4th Street Place

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TUESDAYS FITNESS ROOM

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KCR COMMUNITY RESOURCES IMMIGRANT SERVICES

Every Third Tuesday of the month, by Appointment.

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9:15-10 am, Community Centre

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Peachland Wheel Nuts Cruise the Beach, Show and Shine Every Tuesday 6 pm to 9 pm till October 15th at The Peachland A&W parking. Come out and bring your wheels if you have them. All spectators welcome.

Peachland Art Gallery - “What Is That?” The next show at the Peachland Art Gallery runs from April 6 to May 12 and displays abstract art and photography.

Spring and Home & Garden Sale- Saturday May 4th. 9:30 am tp 1:30 pm St. Margaret’s Church is having their 34th. Spring and Home & Garden Sale at 4th Street Place (4475 4th. Street

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AGM

Annual General Meeting Wednesday, May 8, 2019

All members are invited!

Peachland) Admission is free and we have home baking, annuals, perennials, geraniums, tomatoes, gifts, prizes, coffee corner. Our Barbeque Lunch will go from 10:30 am to 1 pm.

Cinco de Mayo Family Fiesta Sunday, May 5 10:30 am - 2:30 pm. The event will take place in the Westbank plaza. You won’t want to miss the first annual Cinco de Mayo Family Fiesta hosted by Artemex! This is a brand new community event which will be celebrating this fun occasion with unique offerings of food, shopping and entertainment.

9:30 am-3 pm Peachland United Church

9:30-10:30 am, 4th Street Place

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9:30 am, $2 Drop in Peachland Legion. Hosted

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9:15-10 am, Commmunity Centre

10:45 am 50+ Activity Centre

11:15 am Peachland Library

ZUMBA

11:45 am-12:45 pm, 4th Street Place

ROTARY CLUB PEACHLAND

12-1:30 pm, Gasthaus Restaurant.

Everyone welcome

AA 12 pm,

50+ Activity Centre

FREERIDE SPIN BARGAIN BIN

9:30 am-3 pm Peachland United Church

THERAPEUTIC YOGA 10-11 am, Community Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.75+) 1-3 pm, Community Centre

UKELELE 1:15 pm,

50+ Activity Centre

TEEN DROP IN

10:30 am, $5 Drop in

SPRING STORY TIME

MINI KICKERS SOCCER

POUND

6:45-7:45 pm, Community Centre

BINGO 6:45 pm 50+ Activity Centre (doors open 5:30 pm)

Grade K-7 1-5 pm, Free Boys and Girls Club

SUNDAYS FITNESS ROOM

5 am-10 pm, Community Centre

SUNDAY BREAKFAST

8-11 am, (no long weekends) Peachland Wellness Ctre

PEACHLAND UNITED

Service: 10 am, United Church

ST. MARGARET’S ANGLICAN CHURCH WORSHIP EMMANUEL CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE

PEACHLAND BAPTIST

11:20 am, Peachland Library

Service 10:30 am, Fellowship 11:30 am, 4204 Lake Ave.

PASSION 4 ART

PICKLEBALL (2.5-3.5)

12 pm 50+ Activity Centre

ART CLUB 12 pm,

50+ Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL (3.0-3.5)

(6-7 years) 5:30-6:30 pm, Registered Community Centre

DROP IN

10 am, Emmanuel Church, Westbank

MEAT DRAW

MINI KICKERS SOCCER

3-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion #69, 4407-2nd St.

YOGA (BEGINNERS)

(0-6 yrs) 10 am-noon, Community Centre

LADIES COFFEE & CRIB

(4-6 years) 4:30-5:15 pm, Registered Community Centre

MEAT DRAW

10 am, St. Margaret’s Church

Grade 8+ 4-8 pm, FREE Boys and Girls Club 4-5 pm, Royal Canadian Legion #69, 4407-2nd St.

CARPET BOWLING

CAPC CREATIVE PLAYTIME

ENERGY FOR WELLNESS 50+ Activity Centre 1:00-3:00 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre 3rd Thur of each month

9:30 am-3 pm Peachland United Church

1-2:45 pm, Peachland Wellness Ctre

1-3 pm, Community Centre

LEGO TIME (ALL AGES) 3-4 pm, Peachland Library

TOTAL BODY TABATA

4-5 pm, 4th Street Place

FEEL GOOD FRIDAYS Grade 4-7 4-8 pm, Free Boys and Girls Club

SATURDAYS FITNESS ROOM

5 am-10 pm, Community Centre

12-2 pm, Community Centre

THE PEACHLAND WALKING CLUB

1 pm, for details visit peachlandtrekkers.ca

UKELELE s1:15 pm, 50+ Activity Centre MEAT DRAW

2-4 pm, Royal Canadian Legion #69, 4407-2nd St.

PICKLEBALL (3.75+) 2-4 pm, Community Centre

PEACHLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday worship: 2 pm, Meeting at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church

LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH

2-3 pm (Beginner) 3:15-4:15 pm(Intermediate) Community Centre

Time: 7:30 pm Location: Prestige Hotel Address: 4411 32nd Street Vernon, BC Registration Begins at 6:45 pm Refreshments and Prizes!

APRIL 26, 2019

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Films to see, fashion to show and more from the PCAC Thespians will be pleased that the Peachland Little Theatre is back on the boards next month with Parlor Games. Nothing like a little comedy to set a pleasant mood - takes your mind off matters sombre!

Practical joker, Mort McNulty, hosts his own wake so that he can hear what people will say about him after he’s dead, before he’s dead. There’s many a twist and turn in this farcical comedy that will play at 4th Street Place on May 8 to 11 at 7 pm, with matinees on Saturday and Sunday May 11 and 12 at 3 pm. Tickets, at $15 for Adults and $10 for children under 12, are available at the Peachland Pharmacy, UPS Westbank, and at the door if not sold out - chances are they will be!

A slideshow of the opening of the What is That? exhibition at the Peachland Art Gallery is now viewable on our website or on the Gallery Facebook page. The highly appreciated Intimate String Ensemble that followed at 4:30 pm was also captured on camera and is viewable as well as a slideshow on the website and Facebook page. An appreciative crowd gathered April 14 to observe BIN 151, a collaborative team of three abstract artists, Renata Kerr, Maureen Lejbak and Carmen Venturi conjure up a large acrylic abstract painting. BIN 151 makes up the What is That? exhibition teaming up with the abstractions of fine art photographer Lynn Stevens. I captured much of the process that can be viewed as a small slideshow on the HOME page of our website. There is also a larger slideshow of the exhibition itself on the same page.

I wasn’t able to stay to the end and the canvas was rotated quite a few times so what I thought was the final rotation might not have been the culmination at all. Only those who stayed to the end will know for sure. The impending result was certainly impressive!

A brief reminder about the Peachland Art Gallery’s Call for 2020 Exhibition Proposals. If you are an individual artist, member of a group of artists, curator or non-profit organization who would like to be juried for consideration as an exhibition at the gallery next year, please read the requirements on the website at the underlined link and/or download the attached PDF file. The deadline for exhibition proposals is Friday, September 27, 2019. You may also like to pass this on to people you know.

The New Moon Gallery in West Kelowna has an invitation out for their “Eastern Migration” - Solo Art Show and Sale on Saturday, April 27 from 10 am to 4 pm featuring the works of Johanna Hoogervorst, their local artist, who after living in West Kelowna for over 20 years is moving to Ontario. The following Saturday, May 4, Anabel Stanley, noted for her weaving skills, will be holding a workshop, Quails or Hearts, from 10 am to 3 pm where you will work with willow, dogwood and other natural material. All supplies will be provided at a cost of $60.00. You’ll need to bring a lunch and garden gloves. Call: 778797-0791 to register.

Denis Evans and Richard and Susan Crack are currently presenting an exhibition in the Alex Fong Galleria of the Rotary Centre for the Arts on Cawston in Kelowna until April 30 from 8 am to 5 pm.

You’ll remember these 3 artists for their exhibition, Between Heaven and Earth, held at the Peachland Art Gallery last year. This Rotary exhibit is a fresh one. The mixture of Denis Evans’ atmospheric paintings, the stylized semi-abstracts of Richard Crack, and Susan Crack’s wall tapestries caused quite a stir.

You might like to drop in and reminisce.

The Summerland Community Arts Council will be holding their second annual Stash Bash, an artsy Garage Sale on Saturday, April 27 from 10 to 2 pm with all proceeds going to funding their programmes and workshops. If you have any Art books about visual or performing arts to donate, please drop them off at the lower level of the Summerland Arts & Cultural Centre (SACC) on Wharton Street on Thursday, April 25 from 1 to 4 pm (deposit in the bin outside) or on Friday, April 26 from 6 to 8 pm.

Also, a Spring Fashion Show will be held on Saturday, May 4 at the Arts and Cultural Centre sponsored

by SASS Boutique, Summerland Secondary Students, and Vintage Costumes by Tracy Fehr Voice Studio.

Tickets are $15, available at the Arts Centre and SASS Boutique which include a glass of wine and snacks.

As part of its Spring programme, at the Kelowna Community Theatre on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 at 7:30 pm, Ballet Kelowna is presenting Igor

THE END RESULT of Bin 151’s work a couple weeks ago at the Peachland Art Gallery.

Stravinsky’s The Firebird and The Rite of Spring including his Petrushka, the tragic story of a puppet desperately trying to find true love. Tickets can be purchased through our website or from www. kelownatickets.com/events/event/BKSpring.

We know that the Valley is very fortunate to have its very own Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, the third largest in BC. It’s our responsibility to maintain it. Unhappily, orchestras are always very expensive to operate and require a lot of funding. At the moment, a very important fundraising campaign is underway with the OSO Rhine River Cruise Raffle which promises the lucky winners a chance for two to cruise the Rhine River with The Gryphon Trio and clarinetist James Campbell in October for fourteen days. Tickets are $50 or 2 for $75 and can be obtained at the underlined link or by calling 250-763-7544. Wishing you the very best of luck but I hope I win!!!

Having attended the Kelowna Actors Studio ‘On the Edge’ performance of Peter Shaffer’s Equus over the weekend at their alternate New Modular Theatre, The Work Room, on Enterprise Way, I have to say I was very pleasantly rewarded. The production, set in the round, was skilfully staged and performed and is an indicator perhaps of the quality of productions that lie ahead. Sunday night was the last performance for those who missed it, which is a shame, because from the attendance and favourable impression spread by word of mouth it seems it could well have been extended. Be prepared for their future productions of

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George Orwell’s 1984 and Agnes of God in early 2020.

Wednesday’s Kelowna Film Society film at the Orchard Plaza Cinema (4 and 7 pm) is If Beale Street Could Talk based on James Baldwin’s novel published in 1974. The irony is that although much HAS changed since the ‘70s, all the same LITTLE has changed. The story of the struggles of African-American families remains totally relevant today, such as young Memphis lovers torn apart by the actions of a racist policeman. Regina King won the Golden Globe and Oscar for her powerful performance as supporting actor in this film.

The following Wednesday’s Woman At War is an Icelandic film with English subtitles about climate change but with a fictional as opposed to documentary plot line. It’s about an Icelandic woman who refuses to accept the continuing exploitation of her precious environment. A 50-year-old choir director by day she is also an eco-terrorist using a bow-and-arrow to topple power lines that stretch across the wilderness.

At the same time, she awaits hopefully for news of her application to adopt a Ukrainian child. After four years, her application is finally approved, but the authorities are now on to her other life. If caught she’ll be sent to prison and lose all opportunity of adoption.

The solution is a surprising one.

Now, please, don’t get any ideas from this film – don’t down that hydro line that runs into Peachland – it’s the one and only line we’ve got!

-Chris Byrd, Peachland Community Arts Council

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Dan Albas: Blame carbon tax for high price at the pumps On April 1st in British Columbia, the carbon tax rate was increased from $35 tonne to $40 tonne.

This translates to an increase on the carbon tax you pay on your gas home heating bills as well as when you fuel up your vehicle. As a result I am increasingly hearing complaints from citizens over higher gas bills and the price at the pumps. One recent question I received was how much higher the carbon tax increases will go. When Prime Minister Trudeau called for a Pan Canadian agreement on pricing carbon pollution in Canada, it mandated a carbon tax rate of $50 per tonne in 2022. So, April 1st of each year, BC’s carbon tax rate will increase until it hits $50 per tonne, currently forecast for April 1, of 2021. In terms of revenue, the BC NDP 2019 provincial budget over the next three fiscal years reveals that the carbon tax is forecast to generate $1.7, $1.97 and $2.2 billion.

That is close to $6 billion of carbon tax revenue collected over the next three years.

There has also been some confusion as the federal

government imposed a national carbon tax on provinces that did not agree to the Pan-Canadian carbon pricing agreement. In those provinces, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick, the Trudeau Government has indicated the intention is to ensure the national carbon tax is revenue neutral to citizens, although there is some debate on the veracity of those claims. Is the carbon tax revenue neutral here in BC? While BC’s carbon tax will generate close to $6 billion in tax revenue over the next three years, the climate action tax rebate, intended to offset those costs to lower income citizens over the same period, is forecast to return just $928 million. “Clean BC”, another climate relate provincial program, has a total spending forecast of $679 million over the same three year time frame. Therefore, in order to meet Mr. Trudeau’s $50 per tonne carbon tax target, BC citizens will pay close to $6 billion in new carbon tax over the next three years. Despite collecting $6 billion carbon tax revenue, only roughly $1.6 billion

is being returned in various programs related to climate change. That means, in BC , the carbon tax is not revenue neutral. I mention this as many citizens are confused when they hear the federal government suggest the carbon tax is revenue neutral when that is not what is being experienced here in B.C. It is also important to be aware that while the federal government has dictated the $50 per tonne carbon tax increase, in BC, it is the decision of the current NDP provincial government if the carbon tax is revenue neutral or not.

My question this week: Do you support the carbon tax increasing to $50 per tonne by 2021/22?

I can be reached at Dan.Albas@parl.gc.ca or call toll free 1-800-665-8711.